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The Babys | |
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 Group photo of the Babys in 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Pop rock, hard rock, power pop |
| Years active | 1975–1981, 2013–present |
| Labels | Chrysalis |
| Members | Wally Stocker Tony Brock John Bisaha Joey Sykes Walter Ino Holly Bisaha Elisa Chadbourne |
| Past members | Michael Corby John Waite Matt Irving Jonathan Cain Ricky Phillips J. P. Cervoni Eric Ragno Francesco Saglietti Louis Middleton |
| Website | thebabysofficial |
The Babys are a British rock group best known for their songs "Isn't It Time" and "Every Time I Think of You". Both songs were composed by Jack Conrad and Ray Kennedy, and each reached No. 13 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and No. 8 on the Cashbox chart in the late 1970s. "Back on My Feet Again" also reached the U.S. Top 40 in 1980. The original Babys line-up consisted of founding member keyboardist/guitarist Michael Corby, and, in order of joining the group, vocalist/bassist John Waite, drummer Tony Brock and guitarist Wally Stocker.
The group signed a contract with Chrysalis Records that was the highest ever for a new music act at the time. Two studio albums, The Babys and Broken Heart, were well received. After recording their third album, Head First, in 1978, co-founder Michael Corby was replaced by Jonathan Cain as keyboardist and Ricky Phillips took over as bassist.[1] From late 1978 until the breakup in 1981, The Babys line-up consisted of vocalist Waite, drummer Brock, bassist Phillips, guitarist Stocker and keyboardist Cain.
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 73/4. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.